Tales of Exodus, Fear, and Hope Told at India’s Biggest Afghan Dry Fruit Market

Tales of Exodus, Fear, and Hope Told at India’s Biggest Afghan Dry Fruit Market
A man sits at his shop selling dry fruits at Khari Bouli market of Old Delhi on Sept. 3, 2021 Venus Upadhayaya/Epoch Times
Venus Upadhayaya
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NEW DELHI—There is nostalgia in every nook and corner of old Delhi’s Khari Bouli dry fruit market that is the biggest wholesale outlet of Afghan dry fruits in India.

Being the capital from where the Mughals ruled pre-colonial India, the market has centuries-old relations with Afghanistan and dry fruits have particularly ruled the trade.

Venus Upadhayaya
Venus Upadhayaya
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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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